Louis
BEAUTRON dit MAJOR
(b.
7 November 1741
,
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
13 February 1820
,
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada
)
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Louis BEAUTRON dit MAJOR was born 7 November 1741 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Louis BEAUTRON dit MAJOR was the child of Joseph BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR and Marie-Anne GROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dit MAJOR and Angélique PROTEAU (maternal) Pierre GROULX and Marie-Gabrielle CHERLOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Madeleine SAPEE dite POLIGNY 26 January 1767 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine SAPEE dite POLIGNY was born abt. 1752 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 16 March 1818 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Francois SAPEE dit POLIGNY and Marie Catherine MELOCHE.
Louis BEAUTRON dit MAJOR died 13 February 1820 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Louis appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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